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Structural Steel Shapes are usually ordered as specification ASTM-A36.

This Standard of the American Society for Testing and Materials is issued under the designation A-36.

All size available as hot dipped galvanized

Conforms to A-992, A-36 and A-572-GR50.
Standard lengths 40', 50', 60'
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Material

Steel

Shapeform

Flange Beams

Nominal Size

6 x 6 inches

Working Decimal Equivalent

6.000 x 6.000 inches152.4 x 152.4 mm

Weight lbs/ft

15.00 lbs/ft22.32246 kg/m

Depth of Section - A

5.99 inches152.146 mm

Flange Width - B

5.990 inches152.146 mm

Average Flange Thickness - C

0.260 inches6.604 mm

Web Thickness - D

0.230 inches5.842 mm

Weight per 40 ft. Length

600 lbs271.8 kg

Weight per 50 ft. Length

750 lbs339.75 kg

Weight per 60 ft. Length

900 lbs407.7 kg

Standard Length

40 ft50 ft60 ft

Typical Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength

56000 to 80000 psi

Min. Yield Strength

50000 psi

Max. Carbon Content

0.26

ASTM Specification

ASTM A-36 ASTM A-572